Vehicle



(No Model.)

W. COLLIN.

Vehicle.

Patented June 7,1881.

INVENTOR WITNESSES I ATTORNEYS.

N. PETERS, PhvlrrLilhogrlpher, Washinglan.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WENDEL COLLIN, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

VEHICLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 242,603, dated June '7,1881.

Application filed February 28, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom ti may concern:

Be it known that I, WENDEL COLLIN, of Pittsburg, in the county ofAllegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Vehicles, of which the following is a specification.

The invention consists in combining the tongue of a vehicle with otherparts, as hereinafter described.

in the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of a road-vehicleprovided with my invention, and Fig. 2 is a vertical section of thesame.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

In applying my invention to carriages and other vehicles drawn byhorses, as shown in the drawings, the forward axle should be formed withthe forward extension, K, on the top of which the plate E is hinged, andthe bolt D should-be of such length and so pivoted in the extension Kthat the lower end will just clear the bottom plate or board, 7:, of theextension K. The connecting loop or rod H is secured to the end of thetongue L, and the tongue L is provided with the Wheels N N, secured tothe cross-piece M, and the rods n n, the latter being of such length asto bring the connecting-loop on the end ofthe tongue in positionforconnecting with the boltiand to carry the tongue clear of the ground,and also of the horses heels when detached from the carriage. The plateE should be provided-with the rod P, of such length as to be in easyreach of the driver, and so formed at the upper end as to be secured inthe hookspp on the front of the carriage It, and to serve as means ofguiding the carriage when the horses are detached. By this means, shouldthe horses become uncontrollable, they may be instantly detached fromthe carriage by the driver, and without any possible danger of injury topersons in the carriage or injury to the horses.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent 1. The tongue L, carrying the divided conmeeting-rod H, in combination with the hinged bolt 1), hinged plate E,and the rod P, substantially as and for the purposes shown anddescribed.

2. The tongue L, carrying the divided connecting-rod H, cross-bar M,wheels N N, and rods n n, in combination with the pivoted bolt D, hingedplate E, and the rod P, substantially as herein shown and described.

WENDEL COLLIN.

Witnesses:

JAMES OHALMERS, CHAR NUNGE.

